LISTINGS ART
I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George IV Bridge. 226 4531. Mon-Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
A Century oi Popular Magazines Until 5 Jun. A nostalgic and amusing flick through the last 100 years in print with an exhibition of women's. photography. motoring and sporting magazines and comics. You can also leaf through the pages of your chosen read using the facsimile facility.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Mon—Sat loam—4.30pm. [D]. Cafe. Admits to the John Knox House. a picturesque 15th century building. reputedly the home of the notorious Scottish church reformer. Admission £1.20 (fl/50p).
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Glen Scouller Until Thurs 12 May. Impressions of Edinburgh Zoo. Also ceramics by Laura Scobie. prints by Diana Hope and Annie Rae and jewellery by Julie Sellars.
I OUT OF THE BLUE 25 Blackfriars Street. 556 5204. Tue—Sat 11am-5pm; Sun 2—5an
Recent Work Until Sat 7 May. A show with work by Jane Murray. Holly Murray and Peter Ross. featuring sculpture. 2D work and photography.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 I911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. isolate Sat 14 May—18 Jun. Photographer Calum Angus MacKay is fascinated with animal and fish husbandry and his somewhat raw and uncompromising work captures carcases of animals. fish heads and horse heads in a stark. mysterious but imaginative way.
Museology Until Sat 7 May. American photographer Richard Ross looks at the role of the museum and the way it displays culture as artefact. He has travelled all over the world over the last ten years and has been commissioned by the Portfolio to produce a series of works based on Scottish museums.
I OUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 2019. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm.
Tim Cockbum Until 28 May. Painting and printmaking which reflects the artist‘s sense of place.
I ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN lnverleith Row, 552 7171. Daily 10am—8pm; Cafe. [D]. Now featuring Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure: Hand 1979. on loan from the Henry Moore Foundation.
Treasures oi the iioyal Horticultural Society Wed 11 May—24 Jul. Botanical art from Lindley Library including works by Ehret. William Hooker. Augusta Withers and Claude Aubriet. which span 300 years.
Japonica Magnitica Wed 11 May—24 Jul. Drawings of Japanese plants by Raymond Booth.
Conservatory Until 16 Oct. The Glasshouses. An installation by Lothar Baumgarten which involves hanging a
series of labels. identical to those used in the Garden. among the plants. Instead of the names of the specimens. the labels carry texts relating to the cultures of the lands from which the plants have been extracted.
I ROYAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street. 225 7534. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2-5pm. Cafe. [D].
Ars Medica - Art, Medicine and the Human Condition Until 29 May. Prints. drawings and photographs lent by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. relating to medical subjects by artists such as Diirer. Rembrandt. Munch and Rauschenberg. I ROYAL OBSERVATORY VISITORS CENTRE Blackford Hill. 668 8405. Mon—Fri noon—5.30pm; weekends/ holidays noon—5.30pm. [D]. £1.50 (75p). The Universe Exhibition Up-to-date information on the Big Bang and everything else you ever wanted to know about the Universe.
Historical Exhibition Introduction to the work of The Royal Observatory and modern astronomy. plus two original telescope towers and the best view of Edinburgh from the rooftop terrace and viewing telescope.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY The Mound. 225 667i. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
168th Annual Exhibition Until 2 Jul. £1.20 (50p). A vast show of paintings. drawings, sculpture and architecture by artists including Bill Crozier. Julie McCram and Sandra Blow which have been chosen from an open submission of 1000 works. I SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street. 558 1200. Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
R.T.H. Smith Until 1 June. New body of abstract work by the established Scottish painter. Also Roma Babunialt’s hand-built porcelain vessels. and colourful carved animal figures and automata by Frank Egerton.-
I SCOTTISH NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART Belford Road. 556 8921. Mon—Sat lOam-Spm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe. The gallery’sjustly renowned cafe is open Mon—Sat IO.30am—4.30pm; Sun 2.30—4.20pm. Entry to the permanent collection is free. and features works by Picasso. Matisse. Mondrian and 20th century Scottish artists. The gallery has recently purchased Alexander Stoddart’s larger-than-life bust of Henry Moore.
I SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe. Scotland‘s bonniest and beastiiest monarchs. politicians. writers and artists. One little iioom . . .An Everywhere Until Sun 15 May. A selection of work by David Williams. the head of photography at Edinburgh College of Art. plus his own pick of the Scottish Photography Archive including prints by Francis Frith and Patricia McDonald.
I SCOTTISH UNITED SERVICES MUSEUM Edinburgh Castle. 225 7534. Mon—Sat 9.30am—5.30pm; Sun Ham—5.30pm. Free. but there is an admission charge for the castle.
For your Freedom and Ours: Poland, Scotland and the Second World War Many Polish soldiers came to Scotland in the 40s and this is an exhibition of uniforms. insignia and equipment. as well as drawings. prints and other personal material.
I STILLS GALLERY 105 High Street. 557 1140. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm.
People and Housing in Scotland Until Sat 14 May. The fruits of a photography competition. open to all full time photography students in Scotland. which was run by Scottish Homes. The winner will receive a £3000 commission for an exhibition which Stills will host in 1995. I TALBOT RICE GALLERY Edinburgh University Old College. South Bridge. 650 2211. Mon—Sat lOam-Spm; Sun
2—5 m.
The Hope Scott Collection Until Sat 7 May. A mixed show of stunning work by
a wide range of well—known artists that was be ueathed to the gallery.
I 359 RY 233 Cowgate. 225 3013. Tue-Sat noon—6pm.
‘. . . lecture Until Sat 14 May. Aerial presents Paul Carter's installation. an inquiry in
t6 Subjective-Collective Morality.
Paul Fumeaux Sat 7—31 May. New work from one of Scotland's most respected young artists. A recent visit to Mexico has widened his interest in the language of symbols and mythology that illuminated his earlier paintings.
I TORRANCE GALLERY 29b Dundas Street. 556 6366. Mon-Fri 11am—6pm; Sat 10.30am—4pm.
Kym Needle Until Sat 14 May. Vigorous new work by an Australian artist who has lived in Scotland for the past twenty years.
LECTURES
LISTINGS
Lectures are listed by city, then alphabetically bv subiect.
Amsterdam Translocal iietworit Part 2 CCA. Sun 8 May. 1pm. Free. In Amsterdam many artists use TV as their medium. Here some Dutch video artists discuss the global movement towards citizen broadcasting and the networked environment of cyberspace.
Submerge Intermedia 2 Gallery. Until Sun 8 May. 10am—6pm. Video work by Ben Skea.
Digital Deviance CCA. Sun 8 May. 3pm. A panel on new challenges in digital media with guests Mathew Fuller. editor of Flyposter Frenzy. Graham Harwood.
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creator of the computer generated comic. ifComics: Mental. Stephen Binnion. author of Homocult. Gomma X. editor of Italian Hacker magazine. Decoder and Michael Steventon. a member of the video activist group. Despite TV.
Festung Europa Intermedia 2 Gallery. Until Sun 8 May. 9—10pm.
live Modem link-up/Proiection CCA. Sat 7 May. 3pm. A New Visions link up between Glasgow and Hamburg. interactive Television and the Piazza Virtuale CCA. Fri 6 May. 11am. A lecture by Savatore Vanasco of Van Gogh TV. Peter McCaughy; Borrowed lights version 1 Cowcaddens Underpass. Fri 6 May. 10pm. Video projection.
Virtual Rotation Scott Street (by the CCA) Thurs 5 May. 10pm. A video work by Ben Skea.
Scottish independent Film and Video Mater: Forum CCA. Sun 8 May. 6pm. An informal meeting.
The Virtual living Rooms CCA. Until Sat 7 May. 10am—6pm. Free. Video work by Euan Sutherland, Mark Pawson. Paper Tigers and others.
The Art oi the Miniature Portrait Gallery. Wed 18 May. 12.45pm. Stephen Lloyd gives this lecture.
The Colourists’ and their Materials Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 16 May. 12.45pm. A lecture by Donald Forbes. Erro Fruitmarket. Tue 10 May. 12.45pm. A lunch-time talk by Robin Bailey.
iion Family with a Palm Tree National Gallery. Fri 6 May. 12.45pm. Michael Bury on Raphael's painting.
landscape with Huntsman National Gallery. Fri 6 May. 12.45pm. Director Timothy Clifford talks on Weenix‘s work. Primrose Hill: Spring Sunshine Gallery of Modern Art. Mon 9 May. 12.45pm. . Michael Cassin discusses Frank Auerbach‘s work.
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Creative Process
HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY UNIVERSITY OfGLASGOW
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